Encourage care and considerationOur children’s relationships are likely to be the longest of their lives. The bonds between them will help shape their childhood and the people they will become.Encourage turn-takingThis seems an easier concept for children to grasp than ‘sharing’ ...

Sibling rivalry is greatest when the age gap between children is between 18 months and two years; it is lowest when the gap is much smaller or larger than this. It doesn’t only affect first-borns – second and third children can resent a new baby too

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a child turns out than birth order and family size,” concludes Falbo.Dr Patricia Nachman, a New York psychologist, supports the view that a lack of siblings can sometimes be an advantage: “The sibling rivalry problem can be very severe for some

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